About
Centennial College is Ontario’s first community college, which over the last 50 years has transformed itself into a worldly institution, with a presence in countries like China, India, South Korea, and Brazil. The college is best known for its record of exemplary teaching, innovative programming and extensive partnership building. It’s mission is to educate students for career success. They make every decision to support the career and personal development of their learners. The curriculum, teaching and services also demonstrate that they value the diverse profiles of their learners.
The College believes that a Centennial education is an education without borders, because the world has changed and so have they. They have re-created the College, giving themselves a unique position in the marketplace and the world. They are now prepared for the next set of challenges – to be more innovative and entrepreneurial, to further exploit the benefits of technology, to creatively engage our employees, to build more bridges with communities and employers and to see our graduates do meaningful work and have meaningful lives.
Why Centennial College - Morningside
- Campus Life and Surroundings: Nestled in the Rouge Valley Conservation Area, the Morningside Campus is an environmentally friendly building home to the School of Community and Health Studies, as well as selected Engineering Technology and Applied Science programs.
- Co-op Education Options: Centennial College prepares students for career success by providing an enriched learning environment, and full-time, market-driven programs. The co-op programs help students take this learning, and apply it to the real world.
- International Focus: Centennial is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Canada. With more than 12,000 international and exchange students at Centennial, almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus.
- Student Services: The College offers the following services to students: Testing Services, First-Year Experience, Leadership Programs, Peer Tutoring and Smart Services.
College Diploma - Practical Nursing
The Practical Nursing – Flexible program at Centennial College will offer students in-depth knowledge, skills and judgement required in today’s complex health care environment.
Curriculum in this Practical Nursing – Flexible program is based on the:
- College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Practice Standards and Guidelines
- National Entry to Practice Competencies for Registered Practical Nurses (updated 2020)
- Practical Nursing Program Standard for Ontario Practical Nursing programs (Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development)
The Practical Nursing program meets the competencies that reflect the evolving and expanding role of the practical nurse as provided by the Nursing Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA). These competencies will include learning to provide safe, competent and ethical care using resources and technologies for an increasingly complex client population. The Practical Nursing program will also serve as preparation to practice autonomously in a variety of settings.
Note: The Practical Nurse Diploma program at Centennial College is currently approved (Category 1) by the College of Nurses of Ontario. Current graduates from this program are eligible to apply for registration as Registered Practical Nurses in Ontario.
College Diploma - Healthcare Environmental Services Management
Centennial College’s Healthcare Environmental Services Management (HESM) program was designed to meet the high demand for qualified environmental services managers with the ability to develop systems and processes to protect workers, clients and patients from environmental hazards in the health care setting and operate buildings that are safe.
Today’s health care environment is changing, and there’s an increased need for infection control measures, outbreak or pandemic planning, isolation cleaning levels, emergency preparedness and timely response in the health care setting. In this college health diploma program’s courses, students will learn to develop, implement, and monitor operating systems and preventative maintenance in the housekeeping, laundry, maintenance and transportation areas within the environmental department of a health care facility. They will also learn about the emergence of new technologies and modernized processes to fight antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” and to help support disease control of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).
The curriculum will include concepts of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) as well as going “green” for a healthier environment and to reduce pollution and the carbon footprint. Students will also research the use of effective eco-friendly products with lower volatile organic compounds.
To help students acquire the necessary skills, the HESM program will also expose them to the industry’s best practices and continuous quality improvements to coordinate and monitor building, sanitation, maintenance and operating systems. Students will also be informed of the wide range of environmental issues health care facilities encounter as they work to comply with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Health Canada, Occupational Health and Safety, Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) and other regulatory requirements. As part of Public Health Ontario, the PIDAC has created best practice documents, reports and recommendations on matters related to communicable diseases, immunization, and infection prevention and control and surveillance. Centennial College’s HESM program is recognized as a recommended program that managers and supervisors in environmental service departments can attend when directly related to environmental cleaning in health care.
Through this offering, students will combine health care environmental service knowledge with business and human relations, critical thinking and problem solving skills. This combination will prepare them to work with a diverse team in this challenging field.
As a Centennial College HESM student and graduate, students may be eligible to apply for Ontario Healthcare Housekeepers’ Association and Canadian Association of Environmental Management memberships. Both are recommended for employment opportunities.
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